Electronic Investor

Get With the Program

Not just for nerds: The Interactive Brokers College Trading Olympiad.

INTERACTIVE BROKERS (www.interactivebrokers.com),which we rated the best software-based broker this year ("Speed or Comfort," March 7), didn't earn that designation by resting on its laurels.

One interesting innovation the firm has pursued is a competition among current college students studying computer science and engineering, in order to promote technological innovation for trading platforms.